Alot seems alike when travelling as a Westerner in Western countries. Transport systems, city planning, mainstream culture, housing, food (not to mention chain restaurants) and even some traits of people's social behavior can seem as familiar as home. All may seem very predictable - which is boring for some and comfortable for others. But I think it then becomes more important to keep an eye open to nuances. It struck me while sitting on the train, from Stansted to London City area, that the grass is much greener in England than in Sweden - nuance. Well, if you can even call the January mud in Sweden 'grass'. I was excited to (finally) visit and spend a weekend in one of the world most known cities, London. On the train you could find the same individualistic silence
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